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#B893BE Color

#B893BE is rgb(184, 147, 190) in RGB, hsl(292, 25%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B893BE
HEX#B893BE
RGBrgb(184, 147, 190)
HSLhsl(292, 25%, 66%)
HSVhsv(292, 23%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.074 321.6)
LABlab(65.52% 19.99 -16.92)
LCHlch(65.52% 26.19 319.75)

What #B893BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B893BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B893BE Channel Values

How #B893BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 147 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 25% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 23% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B893BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B893BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B893BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B893BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B893BE.

How #B893BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B893BE
Protanopia#9A9ABE
Protanomaly#A797BE
Deuteranopia#A0A0BD
Deuteranomaly#AA9BBD
Tritanopia#B39999
Tritanomaly#B597A9
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B893BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b893be: #B893BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B893BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b893be': '#B893BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.576, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_b893be">#B893BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B893BE"

More Pink Colors

#B893BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B893BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B893BE?

#B893BE is a light pink — rgb(184, 147, 190) in RGB and hsl(292, 25%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #B893BE?

#B893BE is rgb(184, 147, 190) — red 184, green 147, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B893BE?

#B893BE converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B893BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B893BE scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B893BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B893BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.08, which is visibly different.

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